Michigan and Penn State Earn Men’s Indoor Track and Field Weekly PlauditsNittany Lions’ Isaiah Harris collects Track Athlete of the Week honors and Wolverines’ Joe Ellis named Field Athlete of the Week

Jan. 24, 2018

Track Athlete of the Week Isaiah Harris, Penn State Jr. – Lewiston, Maine – Lewiston • Took first place in the 600-meters with a time of 1:16.55 at the Clemson Invitational, which ranks as the second-fastest time in the nation and the No. 1 time in the Big Ten • Also anchored the 4x400-meter relay for a season-best time of 3:08.17 which is the No. 2 time in the Big Ten and No. 9 in the NCAA • Earns his second Indoor Track Athlete of the Week honor and the first of the season • Last Penn State Indoor Track Athlete of the Week: Colin Abert (Jan. 17, 2018)

Field Athlete of the Week Joe Ellis, Michigan Jr. – Sammamish, Wash. – Sammamish • Earned first place and marked a career-best weight throw, throwing 22.55 meters at the Simmons-Harvey Quad • Currently ranks as the second farthest throw in the nation, the No. 1 throw in the Big Ten and is one of only two men in the country to throw 22 meters multiple times in a single meet • Collects his second Indoor Field Athlete of the Week honor and the first of the season • Last Michigan Indoor Field Athlete of the Week: Steven Bastien (Feb. 8, 2017)